Tom Brady saluted the 21-time major champion while activist Lu Pin wrote a stirring profile of Peng.

A French journalist says his exclusive interview with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai this week did not prove that she is OK.

Peng told L'Equipe that the concerns were the result of “an enormous misunderstanding.”

All involved can expect to see these feature prominently at the Melbourne major come Saturday, with 1,000 t-shirts planned to be handed out by the organizing activists.

The on-going lack of silence from players, the WTA, and beyond the realm of tennis sparked significant media attention around Peng Shuai's safety.

After watching a freestyle ski competition alongside former NBA star Yao Ming, the former doubles world No. 1 answered questions for Lianhe Zaobao, a Chinese-language newspaper in Singapore.

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The world No. 1, who won a WTA-leading five singles titles in 2021, told Tennis Australia, “The most important thing right now is that she is safe.”

May the seed they’ve planted continue to grow.

Once again however, the International Olympic Committee did not release video or a transcript of the exchange, nor explain how the chat was arranged.